Parse error with `uci commit` [SOLVED]

[richb-hanover-priv]

I am getting a Parse error from a uci commit command. I am led to believe that this might be caused by an errant file in /etc/config. (See https://github.com/openwrt/luci/issues/3567)

Here is the error message:

root@openwrt# uci commit
uci: Parse error (EOF with unterminated ') at line 89, byte 346

How can I troubleshoot this? What advice can I get for identifying which of the dozen or so files is causing the error? Thanks.

[lantis1008]

For loop iterating over each file and running uci commit on them individually to find the bad one?

[anon50098793]

pinched from wiki ( thanks wiki dude! );

for x in /etc/config/*; do uci show "${x##*/}" >/dev/null || echo "$x is broken"; done

[richb-hanover-priv]

Wow! A speedy response with a correct answer!

for x in /etc/config/*; do uci show "${x##*/}" >/dev/null || echo "$x is broken"; done

And Presto! That solves the problem!

root@OpenWrt:~# for x in /etc/config/*; do uci show "${x##*/}" >/dev/null || echo "$x is broken"; done
uci: Parse error (EOF with unterminated ') at line 89, byte 346
/etc/config/snmpd is broken

Thanks!

[richb-hanover-priv]

@anon50098793 - Do you have a link to the wiki page where you found that tasty tidbit? I'd like to get as smart as you

[anon50098793]

waaaaay down the bottom

[richb-hanover-priv]

You just proved Rule of Life #17: Just type the error message into a search engine... (I could'a solved it myself...)

Thanks again.